Capo 5
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G
I saw the light fade from the sky,
G
On the wind I heard a sigh.
Picking/Rolling
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Em C Em C
As the snowflakes covered my fallen brothers,
G C G
I will say this last goodbye.
Strumming/Thumbing
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Em C G D
Night is now falling, so ends this day.
Em C G D
The road is now calling and I must away.
Em C
Over hill and under tree,
Am C
through lands where never light is shone,
G C D
by silver streams that run down to the sea.
Em C
Under cloud, beneath the stars,
Am C
over snow and winters moor,
G C D Am
I turn at last to paths that lead home.
C Em
And though where the road then takes me,
D
I cannot tell.
Am C Em
We came all this way, but now comes the day
D
to bid you farewell.
Picking/Rolling
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G C G (G) C G
Many places I have been, many sorrows I have seen.
Em C Em C
But I don't regret, nor will I forget,
G C G
all that took that road with me.
Strumming/Thumbing
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Em C G D
Night is now falling, so ends this day.
Em C G D
The road is now calling and I must away.
Em C
Over hill and under tree,
Am C
through lands where never light is shone,
G C D
by silver streams that run down to the sea.
Em C
To these memories I will hold,
Am C
with your blessing I will go,
G C D Am
to turn at last to paths that lead home.
C Em
And though where the road then takes me,
D
I cannot tell.
Am C Em
We came all this way, but now comes the day
D
to bid you farewell.
Picking/Rolling
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C Em C Em C Em
C G
I bid you all a very fond farewell.
